Carson Anderson
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly got off to an exciting start. The action continued on Monday with two teams looking to get back into their respective series in the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche.
The New York Rangers had dominated the series up to this point, but the Hurricanes were able to flex their offensive muscles in Game 5. Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal in the second period, but the Hurricanes rallied with a third magisterial period. Carolina scored four goals in the third period, courtesy of Jordan Staal, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas, and won Game 5 by a 4-1 decision. The Hurricanes cut the series deficit to 3-2.
Meanwhile, the Avalanche won Game 1 but were outscored 9-4 in the next two games against the Dallas Stars. The script ended up staying the same, as the Stars put on an impressive offensive performance in Game 4. Forward Wyatt Johnston continued his sensational playoff performance with two goals and an assist, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists in a dominant 5-1 victory. The Stars now have a 3-1 series lead.
The structure of the playoffs is as follows:
- The division winner with the most points in each conference will face the second Wild Card team in the first round. The division winner with the fewest points in each conference will face the top Wild Card team in the first round.
- Each series will be a best-of-seven format.
- Home field advantage goes to the higher-seeded team in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The team with the most points in the regular season has home-field advantage in the conference finals and the Stanley Cup Final.
Below is how you can follow each series in the first round, along with updated results and scores for each game. Bookmark this page during the playoffs to stay up to date with everything happening on the ice.
Stanley Cup Playoffs Viewing Information
TELEVISION: ESPN, ESPN2, TBS, TNT, SN, SNE, SNW
Flow: fuboTV (Try it for free)
Follow: CBS Sports app
All times Eastern
(* if necessary)
Second round
Eastern Conference
(1) New York Rangers vs. (2) Carolina Hurricanes
Game 1: | Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 | Recap
Game 2: | Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3 (2OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Rangers 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT) | Recap
Game 4: | Hurricanes 4, Rangers 3 | Recap
Game 5: | Hurricanes 4, Rangers 1 | Recap
Game 6: | Thursday, May 16th, 7pm | in CAR | Television: TNT
Game 7*: | Saturday, May 18th, TBA | in NY | Television: To be defined
(1) Florida Panthers vs. (2) Boston Bruins
Game 1: | Bruins 5, Panthers 1 | Recap
Game 2: | Panthers 6, Bruins 1 | Recap
Game 3: | Panthers 6, Bruins 2 | Recap
Game 4: | Panthers 3, Bruins 2 | Recap
Game 5*: | Tuesday, May 14th, 7pm | in FLA | Television: ESPN
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17th, TBA | at BOS | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19th, TBA | in FLA | Television: To be defined
Western Conference
(1) Dallas Stars x (3) Colorado Avalanche
Game 1: | Avalanche 4, Stars 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 2: | Stars 5, Avalanche 3 | Recap
Game 3: | Stars 4, Avalanche 1 | Recap
Game 4: | Stars 5, Avalanche 1 | Recap
Game 5: | Wednesday, May 15, 8 | at DAL | Television: ESPN
Game 6*: | Friday, May 17th, TBA | at COL | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Sunday, May 19th, TBA | at DAL | Television: To be defined
(1) Vancouver Canucks x (2) Edmonton Oilers
Game 1: | Canucks 5, Oilers 4 | Recap
Game 2: | Oilers 4, Canucks 3 (OT) | Recap
Game 3: | Canucks 4, Oilers 3 | Recap
Game 4: | Tuesday, May 14th, 9:30 pm | at EDM | Television: ESPN
Game 5*: | Thursday, May 16th, 10pm | in VAN | Television: TNT
Game 6*: | Saturday, May 18th, TBA | at EDM | Television: To be defined
Game 7*: | Monday, May 20th, TBA | in VAN | Television: To be defined
